The Labor enquirer., 1887-07-02
For President I'm 1883,
HENRY GEORGE,
or the United states.
THE ANARCHY OF THE ARIsTOCRAT

San Francisco has its Mob Hill where herds
the aristocrat; Denver has similar high lands
out Of the slums, where crested carriages are
housed in palatial stables and where the idle
classes sniff untainted breezes and preserve
their delicate senses from contact with vulgar
plebs,-yclept "capitol TIilp' because Of the
new state capitol which contractor "scab"
Richardson is thereon building.
Over on the west side OF Denver a certain
number Of the "rabble" live. They have
homes there, some Of them undecorated by
mortgage. This is offensive. Now some
years ago a railroad corporation, the "Circle," "
went before the Doodle board Of city govern
or and got franchise" to run track
through Ivy Lane, one Of the streets whereon
poor men live in unmortgagcd homes. They
protested but it did no good. The tracks
were laid and the value Of their homes depre-
eiated thereby fifty per cent Among others,
Mr.. Baher, swept the snow off his sidewalk
on to the track formerly the street,. Hewas
promptly arrested and fined as "vulgah an
arehist," and so now he grins and bears it.
But they have a different way Of doing
when the property interests Of the Capitol
Hill are threatened.
Seab Richardson made combine with the
U. 2. road. They were to lay track to the
capitol site over which he could carry his
stone.
After the work was done the track might
remain possibly, but anyhow for three years
the engines would steam and roar, in the fine
membranes Of the small.eared natives Of Blue
blood land. They couldn't bear the idea !;
and the less so because II was understood that
Richardson had "seen" the board Of city
fathers and that the requisite franchise would
be granted
Here was pretty kettle Of fish indeed.
News was telegraphed from Chicago that the
U. p. had engaged 500 men and proposed to
lay the tracks in the night despite the protest
Of the lily handed best citizens. Something
must be done.
So public meeting was called last Satur-
day nigh, and a frantic appeal was made to
the ''workingmen" to attend and assist. 1t
would be all right for them TO come there
would be no red flag waved; the blue flag Of
the bluest Of bloods would however float Sc.
renely; it is true anarchy" would be talked,
bu, mind you, il would be that anarchy in
voked to defend the rights Of PROPERTY, not
,ha, eonjured with to defend the rights Of
men.
The meeting took place. The ministers Of
the Church Of Christ were present and Donald
Fletcher, ex-Presbyterian parson and present
real estate toiler, spoke seriously Of his shot
gan. And when he threatened to use il il
necessary, to prevent, the laying Of the obnox-
ious track, law or no law. he plainly told the
audience that il was not buncombe but busi.
ness that he was talking.
A vigilance committee was duly appoin,e d
and one Of the plug.hat brigade said signi6
eantly; III they pu, the track down, there
arc things strong enough to raise IL withou,
any trouble"
MeGilvray was present Of course. He is
that pure champion Of the peoples rights who
drafted the franchise Of the Circle road, and
who explains il so quantity that the Ivy Lane
dwellen still believe in and follow him as the
Moses who will deliver them from the Egypt.
ians Of the Santa Fe ito whom the Circle
have sold their "rights.") He also gave
Powderly cowboy hat when the G. NJ. w.